to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability
scene; view; prospect; outlook
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
(how) many times; (how) often
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
rugged mountain (of the more rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
gently sloping mountain (of the less rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
tight sleeve (of a kimono or dress)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
in deep black; in jet black
soup with fried tofu, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, sweet potatoes and daikon flavored with salt or soy sauce and thickened with potato starch
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
rowdy fellow; tough; bully; ruffian
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
drenched with sweat; sweaty all over
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker